Burnett County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Burnett County, WI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Burnett County, WI: USDA's soil survey rates 94.1% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.97% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Burnett County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Burnett County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Burnett County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Burnett County, WI rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Burnett County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Nationally, Burnett County, WI is the 2,911-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 62 of 72. Burnett County covers 822 square miles and counts 17,187 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. McPherson County, NE and Livingston County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including Lafayette County, WI and Portage County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.